The Shield of Faith

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Unlike the other pieces of armor that we have studied from Paul’s lists in Ephesians 6, Paul identifies a specific purpose for the shield of faith, to “extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.”

The shield of faith protects us against…

1.  The    of   and  .

Peter O’Brien wrote, “In the Old Testament the shield was used as an image of God’s protection of his people.”

The devil is constantly trying to get Christians bogged down in their worries, doubts, and emotions.

Equipping ourselves with the shield of faith means being able to look over our circumstances and look at Christ: who he is and what he has done on our behalf.

The shield of faith provides for us a…

2. Place of   Amidst the .

Paul says faith becomes our shield because it is the way to flee to God for safety when the battle gets tough.

Faith isn’t something frivolous that comes and goes; it is a shield of dependence on God to sustain and empower us in all circumstances.